diff --git a/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php b/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
index f8bbb9ad2..63924f4c8 100644
--- a/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/hlp_header_helper.php
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ function printPageTitle($title)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Print the meta tag http-equiv refresh having as content the value of the given parameter
+ */
+function printRefreshMeta($refresh)
+{
+	if (is_numeric($refresh) && $refresh > 0)
+	{
+		echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="'.$refresh.'">';
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		show_error('The provided refresh parameter has to be a number greater then 0');
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Generates tags for the style sheets you want to include, the parameter could by a string or an array of strings
  */
diff --git a/application/views/templates/FHC-Header.php b/application/views/templates/FHC-Header.php
index f4ba1bb4b..8620f8d1c 100644
--- a/application/views/templates/FHC-Header.php
+++ b/application/views/templates/FHC-Header.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 	// By default set the parameters to null
 	$title = isset($title) ? $title : null;
+	$refresh = isset($refresh) ? $refresh : null;
 	$customCSSs = isset($customCSSs) ? $customCSSs : null;
 	$customJSs = isset($customJSs) ? $customJSs : null;
 	$phrases = isset($phrases) ? $phrases : null;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 
 		<meta charset="UTF-8">
 
+		<?php printRefreshMeta($refresh); ?>
+
 		<?php
 			// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 			// CSS